Safety device for pockets.



l. C. DARST.

SAFETY DEVICE FOR POCKETS.

APPLICATION man Dc.29, |915.

1,209,942. Patented Dec. 26,1916.

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Application filed December 29, 1815.

To all whom t may concern;

Be it known that I, latins C. Dauer, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful liiipioveinents in Safety Devices for Pockets, of which the following is a specification.

rihis invention has for its purpose to provide a simple, and inexpensive safety device for securing valuables in vest and similar pockets, more especially designed as a protector for watch pockets, and adapted for being easily applied to vest and other pockets of wearing apparel; that can be easily and conveniently manipulated with the hand that withdraws the article from the pocket and which, in its application does not mar or change'the usual shape or looks of the pocket.

My invention also has for its object to provide a pocket protecting device of aluminum, or other light metal, stiif fabric or other suitable material, ofv a substantially rigid nature, adapted to be secured within the pocket by pasting, stitching` or other means, and which, when applied within the pocket may remain in a normal or locked position so 'that the pocket may be used the same as if there was no device in it, and which may be readily adjusted, by finger manipulation, so as to provide a retarding means or guard for keeping the watch within the pocket and prevent its falling out in bending the body while gunning or ishing and also prevent the watch being pulled out by piclnpockets without knowledge of the wearer.

Again, my invention has for its purpose, the provision of a new article of manufacture of a simple and inexpensive character, that may be readily applied in the ordinary pockets of trousers, vests, coats, without any change in the structure of the said pockets.

With other lobjects in view that will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the peculiar construction and the novel arrangement of the parts that constitute my improved device, hereinafter fully explained, specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view that shows my pocket guard or safety device as in use in a pocket, the same being adjusted for permitting the watch to be pulled out of the pocket. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 25, MM@

Serial No. 69,237.

detail cross section of one of the spring hinge portions of the device. Fig. 7 is a i. 'y c i! ,I j' r detail view, 0,-. a slightly modified ioiiii of my invention hereinafter referred to. Fig. S

Yis a detail view of a further modification hereinafter explained.

ln carrying out my invention, the safety devicey consists essentially of a base l, .vhich may be stamped up, or otherwise formed of metal, such as aluminum, thin sheet steel, stiff fabric, and curved in the horizontal plane to fit snugly on the back part of the pocket, to which it is applied, against the body,'as indicated inv Fig. 5, and the said member i is secured tothe inside of the back face of the pocket by stitching 2, as indicated on Fig. l, whereby it is securely held within the pocket and from being pulled therefrom; rlhe base member l fits iiatwisc in the pocket, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3, by reference to which it will be seen the upper end `of the member l is bent upon itself to form eye portions 3, that coperatively fit between similar eye portions L on a pair of guard or keeper members 5 5 that fit over the front of the base member l, the said'eye portions fole forming keepers for the'hinge pin 6 that extends the full length of the upper edge of the member l, as shown. Spring hinges 8 8 are mounted on the' hinge pin 6 (see Fig. 4) with their free ends held under tension against the back member l, and the members 5 5, the spring tension being such'to normally swing the members 5 5 out from the plate or member l, as is best shown in Fig. 3. The adjacent ends of the members 5 5 are cut out to form elongated recesses 50 5O which aline when the members 5 5 are swung out to form an elongated slot 5l through which the ring post 52 0f the watch extends, and in which the said post 52 is adapted to shift laterally when withdrawing the watch from the pocket and the safety device (see Fig.

1); and to provide for freely moving the said ring post 52 as stated, the inner edge of each member 5 is bent back, as at 53.

Normally, my improved device, when attached within the pocket, has the hinged guard members l5 5 closed and locked against the back or base member 1, as is shown in Fig. Ll, to thereby permit of using the pocket in the ordinary manner, just the same as if my protecting device was not applied. At such times as the wearer may need protection for example, when fishing or hunting, or in crowds where pick-pockets are to be expected, the wearer, by unlocking the guard members 5 5, permits said members 5 5 to open out to the position shown on Fig. 3, and when thus opened out, the watch may be readily slipped edgewise between the members 55 to the position shown in Fig. 3, and when thus positioned it is held from falling out of the pocket and from being pulled out without the wearers knowledge.

lWhen the device is adjusted, as in Fig. 3, the user may easily lift the watch outJ of the pocket by closing in one of the hinged members 5 against the back or base member 1 and withdrawing the watch edgewise over the closed member 5 and from under the open member 5, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1.

Any suitable finger manipulated means for locking the hinged members 5 to the member 1 may be used. ln Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I have shown hooks 7 7 pivotally connected to the said members V5 and having inturned catches 70-70 that hook over the back member 1, (see Fig. 2). Instead of using the pivoted hook catches 7, the back plate and the member 7 may be stamped up or otherwise provided with the ordinary glove snap fastening device 9, as shown in Fig. 7 lf desired, the opposing faces of the members 1 and 5 may be lined with chamois skin, as shown by 12 on Fig. 8.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, the complete arrangement, the manner of its use and the advantages of my invention will be readily understood.

W'hat I claim is:

1. A protecting attachment for pockets consisting of a rigid member adapted to be attached to the inside of the pocket, and a retaining member hingedly secured at the upper end to the upper end oli' the rigid member, a spring device normally tending to swing the lower end of the retaining member outward from the rigid member, the said retaining member being adapted to fit over the article held in the pocket, and a finthe rigid member, the said retaining members being adapted to tit over the article to be protected, and finger releasable means for locking the lower ends of the retainer sections to the rigid member.

3. A protecting attachment for pockets, consisting of a rigid member adapted to be attached to the inside of the pocket, and a retaining member, said retaining member l being composed of two sections each hingedly secured at the upper end to the upper end of the rigid member, a spring device for each section normally tending to swing the lower ends of' the said sections outward from the rigid member, the said retaining members being adapted to-it over the article to be protected, inger releasable means for locking the lower ends of the retainer sections to the rigid member, the said retaining sections having their adjacent ends cut out so as to form an elongated slot for the passage of the ring-post of the watch.

a. A protecting attachment for pockets consisting of two members of substantially rigid material, one of such members having its upper edge joined to the upper edge of the other member by a spring hinge connection, said other member being adapted to be secured latwise on one inside face of the pocket and a finger manipulated locking means for holding the hinged member flatwise against the other member.

V5. A protecting attachment for pockets consisting of two members of substantially rigid material, one of such members having its upper edge joined to the upper edge of the other member by a spring hinge connection, said other member being adapted to be secured flatwise on one inside face of the pocket, a inger manipulated locking member for holding the hinged member iatwise against the other member, and said hinge member being composed of two sections, each independently closable against the other member, and a spring hinge connection between each of the said sections and the base member, the opposing edges of the said sections having alining elongated recesses, near their hinged ends.

JAMES C. DARST.

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